Physician assistant hourly pay in all 50 states

Nevada and California pay physician assistants the highest hourly wage, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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The agency released updated pay data April 3 to reflect May 2023 information, the latest available. 

Here is what physician assistants earn on average per hour by state, including Washington, D.C.: 

State

Hourly mean wage

Alabama

$46.26

Alaska

$71.39

Arizona

$63.56

Arkansas

$42.65

California

$74.02

Colorado

$62.51

Connecticut

$71.78

Delaware

$65.51

Washington D.C.

$60.62

Florida

$58.55

Georgia

$55.60

Hawaii

$62.65

Idaho

$54.75

Illinois

$59.00

Indiana

$63.04

Iowa

$62.13

Kansas

$57.44

Kentucky

$47.74

Louisiana

$59.27

Maine

$63.84

Maryland

$56.39

Massachusetts

$63.72

Michigan

$58.76

Minnesota

$64.84

Mississippi

N/A

Missouri

$61.68

Montana

$63.68

Nebraska

$60.74

Nevada

$74.42

New Hampshire

$66.40

New Jersey

$71.32

New Mexico

$64.01

New York

$66.54

North Carolina

$59.55

North Dakota

$61.22

Ohio

$57.67

Oklahoma

$59.67

Oregon

$68.18

Pennsylvania

$57.58

Rhode Island

$63.20

South Carolina

$54.96

South Dakota

$59.09

Tennessee

$54.66

Texas

$64.80

Utah

$60.80

Vermont

$67.24

Virginia

$57.70

Washington

$73.46

West Virginia

$58.55

Wisconsin

$61.43

Wyoming

$66.86

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